James - 1 Month

James at 1 Month

 

- James was approximately 13 pounds 2 ounces. 

- Caught the stomach bug and cold at around 2 weeks. Still trying to get over the cold. Still stuffy and congested. 

- He loves to be with Mommy. 

- He has started cooing a little. 

- Loves to be talked to and held over the shoulder. 

- He was pretty cranky the first 3-4 weeks. I cut out dairy and it has seemed to help quite a bit. I think he may also have gas some of the time which make him upset. 

- He lets you know when he has a wet or dirty diaper and he wants it changed right away! 

- Does not like when he gets the hiccups. 

- Just like John he screams in his car seat. 

- Likes to lay on the floor or changing table and hit at his mobile and jitter bug. 

- Likes to sleep next to Mommy or on Mommy's chest. Trying to transition to the snuggle bed in Mommy and Daddy's bed. 

- Will fall asleep to R&B music!

Will love our baby boy! He is growing so fast! 

John - 18 Months

John at 18 Months

 

- John weighs 33 pounds and is 34 inches tall! He is our strong and healthy boy! 

- Since getting his tubes in his ears he has begun saying and trying many more sounds and words. Here are a few: uh-oo, that turned into uh-oh, ball, daddy (not just dada), cacker (cracker), dog, broder (brother, just tried that this morning), Nana, Bubba, biszie (grandpa was saying he was a busy, busy boy), roc, roc (rock, rock when he is on the rocking horse or rocking James), basball (basketball). We love all the new words he is saying. 

- He loves to be on the go and to be around other people. He becomes a ham!

- He loves playing outside, going down the slide, swinging and playing basketball. 

- He is still a great eater and sleeper. Been sleeping 12-13 hrs a night and 2-3 hrs at nap. John can eat as much as I do at times! 

- John gives lots of kisses, especially to James. He also likes to rock James. We are working on gentleness when touching James.

- John is a big helper with dishes, laundry, sweeping and getting diapers/wipes. 

- He has started using a fork more often and is really pretty good at it. 

Out little "baby" is growing up! We love him lots! 

Christmas 2013

Christmas 2013

Christmas Eve morning was spent at our house opening presents and playing. John liked saying "oooooh" as he opened each gift. It was cute! James, only being a couple weeks old wasn't quite sure about all the festivities, bug he was a trouper! Johns big gift was an outdoor play slide and James was a rocking horse. I think John liked the rocking horse quite a bit though. He gets on it and says "roc, roc" ("rock, rock").

We then headed to my parents to celebrate Christmas with them, Mema, Bill and Aunt Lynda. We had fun spending the night for a couple nights. The boys enjoyed their bean bags from Grandma and Grandpa! 

 

We had one more Christmas celebration on New Years with the Armstreets, Ruckers, Mema, Bill and Aunt Lynda. 

 

Lots of Christmas fun as we enjoyed the company of family and praised the Lord for His blessings! 

James Gentry Parsons

James Gentry Parsons Birth

James Gentry Parsons was born on December 5, 2013 at 11:43 am. He was 9 pounds, 2 ounces and 20.1 inches long! 

My labor was quite short. I was given pitocin at 9:30am, epidural at 9:45am, water broken at 10:00am, and then had James within about three pushes not too much later. Dr. Burt barely had time to get his scrubs on before James was born! 

There was a huge ice storm that hit Dallas the weekend James was born, so we went home the next day (Friday) to avoid as much of the bad weather as possible. While we were in the hospital John stayed with Grandma and Grandad. Grandma, Grandad, Uncle Matthew, Uncle Shane, Aunt Elizabeth and Mema came to visit and see James for the first time. Nana and Bubba came to visit Saturday through Monday. Luckily their flights were on time and they were able to rent a four wheel drive car to see us. 

Below are some of the pictures from James' birth! We are very blessed with a precious, healthy baby!

 

 

Thanksgiving 2013

Thanksgiving 2013

Since I was pregnant with James and about a week from my due date, Jay's family came to visit us in Texas this year. Here are some pictures from the weekend ... we all had lots of fun!

Thanksgiving Dinner at Silver Fox

Christmas Gifts

John's Big Wheels

Elizabeth is excited about her gift ... Tea Pot

Charly's gift ... Washer Toss

Ball Pit to John from Charly ... lots of fun and static!

Lunch at Kenny's BBQ

Boys at Legacy

Girls at Legacy

John - 17 Months

John at 17 Months

John is a very lively boy. He loves to run and play, especially outside or basketball.

He got tubes put in his ears because he had multiple ear infection that would not clear up.

He is a man's, man. He loves playing with his Uncles and wrestling.

Since he got tubes put in his ears, John has started talking much more ("uh-oh", "moof", "ball")

John can be very opinionated when he wants something organized.

These pictures were taken the day before John became a big brother. 

He is growing up so fast and will be a wonderful big brother!

We love John so very much!

Name for Baby #2 Will Be ...

Choosing a Name

We have chosen a name for baby #2 ...

James Gentry Parsons

Just like with John's name, James is a family name. "James" is Holly's dad's middle name and "Gentry" is Holly's maiden name. We like that both boys will have their grandfather's middle names as their first names. Also, both boys have strong, manly names! 

At first we were between James and Luke. Jay mentioned Luke during the first trimester and we both liked the name, but ultimately settled on James because it was both a family name and we liked it. 

James has significance on both sides of the family:

Holly's Dad's middle name

Holly's great-grandfather's name

Jay's great-grandfather's name

We cannot wait to meet James ... 13 days and counting!